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It’s the most asked question in HDR photography. Probably because it has become increasingly more well known due to smartphone cameras. To smartphone users, HDR may look like a technology gimmick… But the fact is: It’s an old school technique adopted by photographers such as Ansel Adams. This article is written for those of you who don’t know much but …

Are you new to HDR photography? Too many big words that sound alien to you? Here’s a jargon-buster-glossary to help you kickstart your journey in the art of creating HDR images. Anything that I missed? Just leave a comment so I can add it to the list for the benefit of other HDR enthusiasts! 16-bit – More precisely, 16-bit/channel. …

This is a common question. But not a very well answered one, at least from what I’ve seen so far. The very foundation of HDR photography is exposure bracketing. This is to capture the entire dynamic range of the scene, an attempt to overcome the deficiency of the image sensor in recording the full dynamic range. But what’s the …

Image depth is one of the most challenging aspect in photography. The ultimate aim of a photographer is often to recreate what is observed in the three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional medium. Lucky for us, our predecessors have already taught us how to do it. All we need is to transfer these skills to digital images. Artists such …

Image sharpening is so fundamental yet it’s one of the most poorly executed areas in digital image editing. This is how a typical sharpening workflow looks like of the average photographer:1Apply adjustments to the image2Sharpen the image at the end of workflow3Export for web or printSounds familiar? Even though sharpening once is fine, but you’re not maximizing …